Kotter Leadership Quotes

#1. Leadership produces change. That is its primary function

John P. Kotter

#2. Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

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#3. We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates, there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership.

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#4. Leadership is different from management, but not for the reasons most people think.

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#5. Becoming famous was never what I wanted to do. There's a lot of things that come with fame - it's what people in the limelight have to do.

Bruno Mars

#6. All good niggers, all the niggers who change the world, die in violence. They don't die in regular ways.

Tupac Shakur

#7. Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.

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#8. Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.

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#9. Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try to become much more skilled at creating leaders.

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#10. Great leaders motivate large groups of individuals to improve the human condition.

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#11. It's the idea that is a tiny push away from general acceptance and, when it gets that push, will change the world. The

Michael Lewis

#12. One of the most common ways to overcome resistance to change is to educate people about it beforehand. Communication of ideas helps people see the need for and the logic of a change. The education process can involve one-on-one discussions, presentations to groups, or memos and reports.

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#13. I was doing television and films for a good five years, and then I booked 'Cry-Baby.'

James Snyder

#14. It's not enough to survive, a lifelong love is all about thriving in a ministry-minded marriage that impacts others.

Gary Thomas

#15. Leadership is about coping with change

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#16. I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating.

John P. Kotter

#17. Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.

John P. Kotter